Turn Your Tax Credits Into Charitable Change
Learn how Arizona taxpayers can redirect their tax credits to support local schools and charities through our easy process.
Make Your Donation
Redirect your Arizona state taxes to causes you care about.
How It Works
Turn your tax liability into community impact — in just four simple steps.
Determine Your Liability
Review your Arizona state tax liability to see how much you can redirect through tax credit donations.
Decide Your Donation Amount
Choose how much to give to each of the four tax credit programs based on your liability and values.
Donate in One Transaction
Make all of your donations in one simple transaction using AZcredits.org — no juggling multiple sites.
Claim Your Credits!
Receive separate tax-compliant receipts for each program and claim your dollar-for-dollar credits at tax time.
Tax Credit Programs
Maximize your impact with dollar-for-dollar state tax credits.
Private School (STO)
Dollar-for-dollar credit supporting tuition assistance for Arizona students through certified school tuition organizations.
Qualified Foster Care Organization (QFCO)
Help foster care agencies provide safe homes, adoption services, and support for Arizona's most vulnerable children.
Qualified Charitable Organization (QCO)
Support vetted nonprofits serving Arizona's working poor including shelters, food banks, mentoring programs, and workforce development.
Public School
Direct support to public schools for extracurricular activities, character education, and student programs.
MFS = Married Filing Separately · MFJ = Married Filing Jointly
Four Arizona tax credits, one transaction
Arizona is one of the few states that lets you redirect income tax you already owe to local causes. Every dollar you donate reduces your state tax liability by the same amount — a credit, not a deduction. Here’s how the four programs work together.
Arizona Private School Tax Credit
Donate through a School Tuition Organization (STO) to fund private school scholarships for Arizona students. Actually two credits stacked — the Original (Form 323) plus the Switcher/PLUS (Form 348). You must max out Original before claiming Switcher. Browse participating private schools.
Arizona Public School Tax Credit
Support any Arizona public district school or charter school for extracurricular activities — athletics, fine arts, field trips, character education. Filed on Form 322 using the school’s CTDS code. You can split donations across multiple schools. See participating public schools.
Arizona Charitable Tax Credit (QCO)
Donate to Qualifying Charitable Organizations serving low-income Arizonans — food banks, shelters, mentoring programs, workforce development. Filed on Form 321 using the organization’s ADOR-issued QCO code. Browse QCO partners.
Arizona Foster Care Tax Credit (QFCO)
A separate credit stacked on top of the QCO credit, specifically for Qualifying Foster Care Organizations — agencies that recruit foster families, provide adoption services, and support Arizona’s most vulnerable children. Filed on Form 352. Browse QFCO partners.
Deadlines and how to claim
Arizona lets you apply a tax credit donation to the prior tax year as long as you donate by April 15 of the filing year. That’s the same deadline as your tax return — no extensions. Even if you file a federal extension, the April 15 date governs the credit attribution.
Each credit has its own form. Arizona Form 321 is the Charitable Tax Credit (QCO). Form 322 is Public School. Forms 323 and 348 handle the Original and Switcher portions of the Private School credit. Form 352 is Foster Care (QFCO). They all flow together on Form 301, which aggregates your credits against your total Arizona liability.
If your credit exceeds your Arizona liability in a given year, the unused portion carries forward for up to five years. This makes it safe to donate the maximum even if your income fluctuates. The unused amount just applies to a future year’s return.
AZcredits generates separate tax-compliant receipts for every donation, including the ADOR code, CTDS code, or STO designation you need to fill out each form. Your CPA or tax software will have everything required in one PDF.
Why AZcredits
Vetted partners
Every listed organization has a current ADOR code, CTDS, or STO certification. No expired QCO codes or closed schools.
One transaction
Split your donation across all four tax credit programs in a single checkout. No juggling multiple school or STO websites.
Tax-ready receipts
Separate receipts for each organization with the codes you need to file each Arizona form. Built for how CPAs actually work.